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National parks and wildlife of India: GK questions and answers

India protects its forests and animals in national parks, sanctuaries and tiger reserves. Learn each park with its state and the animal it is best known for; that pair is what quizzes ask.

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20 questions on national parks and wildlife of India

  1. Sundarbans National Park is in which state? West Bengal The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world and a home of the tiger.
  2. Ranthambore National Park is in which state? Rajasthan It is known for its tigers and for the old fort inside it.
  3. Kanha National Park is in which state? Madhya Pradesh The barasingha, or swamp deer, was saved from dying out here.
  4. Bandipur National Park is in which state? Karnataka It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
  5. Periyar National Park is in which state? Kerala It lies around a lake at Thekkady and is known for its elephants.
  6. Tadoba National Park is in which state? Maharashtra It forms part of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve.
  7. Mudumalai National Park is in which state? Tamil Nadu It lies in the Nilgiri hills, close to where Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala meet.
  8. Manas National Park is in which state? Assam It lies on the border with Bhutan and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  9. Khangchendzonga National Park is in which state? Sikkim It is named after the third highest mountain in the world.
  10. The Valley of Flowers National Park is in which state? Uttarakhand Its meadows fill with wild flowers during the monsoon.
  11. The Great Himalayan National Park is in which state? Himachal Pradesh It is in the Kullu district.
  12. Keibul Lamjao, a national park that floats on a lake, is in which state? Manipur It floats on Loktak Lake and is the home of the sangai deer.
  13. Keoladeo National Park at Bharatpur is famous for what? Birds Thousands of water birds spend the winter there.
  14. Hemis National Park in Ladakh is best known for which animal? Snow leopard Hemis is the largest national park in India.
  15. Dachigam National Park near Srinagar protects which animal? Hangul The hangul is also called the Kashmir stag.
  16. The Indian wild ass is found mainly in which state? Gujarat It lives in the Little Rann of Kutch.
  17. Olive ridley sea turtles nest in very large numbers at Gahirmatha beach in which state? Odisha Thousands of turtles come ashore together to lay their eggs.
  18. In which year was Project Tiger launched? 1973 It was launched from Jim Corbett National Park.
  19. In which year was the Wild Life (Protection) Act passed in India? 1972 The Act protects wild animals, birds and plants.
  20. Who is known as the "Birdman of India"? Salim Ali He wrote "The Book of Indian Birds".

These are well-established facts, written in our own words and last checked on 11 November 2026. If your textbook says something different, follow your textbook and tell us.

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